Other News - 10/24/2007

Niki will add two A320s to its fleet as soon as possible in order to open new routes from Vienna to Milan Malpensa, Warsaw, Sophia, Bucharest Otopeni and Istanbul Ataturk, founder Niki Lauda told ATWOnline. He said he needs the additional aircraft to compete with SkyEurope Airlines' enhanced VIE service.

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Trans States Holdings, parent of US regionals Trans States Airlines, Compass Airlines and GoJet Airlines, remains “comfortable” with its order for 50 Mitsubishi Regional Jets and expects to begin taking delivery of the aircraft in 2017....More

ICAO will have to boost its budget by 3% to pay a Web-based information database to provide airlines, air navigation service providers and member states a source of safety information about the risks to flights over and within conflict zones....More